Most ASCs are urban and for-profit, according to a Medicare Payment Advisory Commission analysis of 2017 CMS data. Here are statistics on the percent of urban, rural, for-profit, nonprofit or government-owned ASCs:

Urban8. Open in 2010: 92 percent9. Open in 2016: 92.9 percent10. New in 2016: 94.4 percent

Rural11. Open in 2010: 812. Open in 2016: 713. New in 2016: 5.6

For-profit14. Open in 2010: 9415. Open in 2016: 93.816. New in 2016: 92.3

Nonprofit17. Open in 2010: 3.418. Open in 2016: 3.519. New in 2016: 6.3

Government20. Open in 2010: 2.521. Open in 2016: 2.822. New in 2016: 1.4

Note: Totals may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.

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